TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2016-17 Villanova  32-4 (0.889)  |  Big East
All-Play Percentage: 1.000 (1st)
Schedule Strength: 0.738 (27th)
Record Quality: 0.618 (2nd)
Avg. Season Rank: 2.23 (1st)
Pace: 66.08 (329th)
Momentum: -0.61 (203rd)
Off. Momentum: -1.03 (263rd)
Def. Momentum: 0.42 (100th)
Consistency: -9.50 (247th)
Res. Consistency: -11.79 (204th)
Away From Home: -0.77 (238th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -0.40 (130th)
NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
Includes games through April 3, 2017. Data shown on this page is based on time-dependent ratings.
OFFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 120.72 30.18 78.77 83.42 50.14 34.78 38.17 19.45 43.27 29.19 68.99 15.28 14.41 7.15 41.69 23.31 34.99 2.07
RANK: 4th 71st 6th 76th 6th 34th 43rd 305th 3rd 133rd 6th 7th 182nd 118th 50th 309th 168th 263rd

DEFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 89.06 17.99 -- 84.04 39.96 32.39 28.84 27.08 39.51 24.57 55.13 9.15 13.86 5.74 38.54 32.23 29.24 2.09
RANK: 8th 1st -- 268th 31st 295th 3rd 304th 298th 43rd 51st 47th 134th 83rd 268th 289th 34th 36th

ANALYSIS:
A solid argument can be made that Villanova is the very best team in the country right now. They are ranked #1 (out of 351) in the most recent Haslametrics ratings and have a record of 32-4. Of the 10 schools in the Big East (average ranking 58.1), they're obviously ranked as the best team in the conference.

Utilizing a more deliberate, half-court style of play (the 23rd-slowest pace in D1), Villanova is one of the very most competent offensive teams in the country. Ranked fourth in offensive efficiency, they'll rack up more than 120 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Villanova is an outstanding shooting team, capable of converting from a variety of locations on the floor and ranking in the top-50 in each of our four most noteworthy field goal categories. Though they're most successful shooting the mid-range jumper (43.3% vs. AO, third in the country), the team also makes 38.2% of their three-pointers (43rd), 69.0% of their near-proximity chances (sixth), and 50.1% of their total shots from the field (sixth) vs. AO. Villanova is also deadly accurate at the free throw line. Making 78.8% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked sixth nationally in free throw percentage. Moreover, they get ample opportunity to beat you from the line, as the ball-club falls in the top-75 in free throw attempt rate with a rating of 30.18 vs. AO.

The frightening part is that Villanova is nearly as powerful on the defensive end of the floor as they are on the offensive side of things. The team ranks eighth nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 89 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Villanova is a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 17.99 vs. AO, they are currently rated first in the country in that category. Villanova also does an outstanding job shutting down the opposition from behind the arc. They rank third in the NCAA in defensive three-point percentage, allowing AO to make just 28.8% of their attempts from afar. Villanova lastly thrives on scoring fast and easy points off of steals. They're ranked seventh in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 15.28.
SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:
Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.
CURIOUS TRENDS:
Villanova is typically better vs. teams that find ways to get to the free throw line. Against foes that have an offensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 30.77, Villanova performs above their norm 75% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 38% of the time.
HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:
SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
2024-2543rd43rd129th72ndBig East353rd298th67th57th286th51st
2023-2426th26th178th86thBig East349th276th37th124th259th21st
2022-2329th29th193rd96thBig East336th70th18th28th129th49th
2021-2210th10th15th3rdBig East354th341st4th285th288th5th
2020-2110th10th35th11thBig East347th275th35th191st288th8th
2019-2017th17th19th11thBig East301st268th17th268th45th25th
2018-1945th45th44th20thBig East344th272nd38th129th230th31st
2017-181st1st2nd1stBig East210th280th3rd264th33rd1st
2016-171st1st2nd2ndBig East329th247th27th130th238th1st
2015-161st1st1st2ndBig East307th340th10th203rd242nd1st
2014-155th5th3rd4thBig East202nd328th27th92nd305th8th
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2520th206th3rd80th53rd27th8th109th40th354th42nd284th275th220th40th123rd357th358th
2023-2466th239th2nd150th117th6th126th348th36th197th116th245th358th361st8th349th209th344th
2022-2335th80th1st204th93rd6th167th350th299th218th15th223rd353rd309th4th352nd214th347th
2021-229th67th1st42nd84th8th41st327th201st161st78th282nd172nd299th13th339th204th325th
2020-218th74th40th25th43rd11th71st248th208th216th3rd230th201st120th26th277th268th322nd
2019-2017th223rd56th21st66th5th27th246th118th297th25th261st236th138th12th275th316th344th
2018-1925th60th84th50th148th2nd155th302nd123rd321st19th178th43rd132nd3rd318th337th349th
2017-181st146th13th10th3rd5th3rd316th9th167th8th84th89th107th8th335th244th333rd
2016-174th71st6th76th6th34th43rd305th3rd133rd6th7th182nd118th50th309th168th263rd
2015-162nd154th2nd130th2nd47th14th245th1st256th1st95th314th295th52nd254th259th306th
2014-154th18th50th116th14th17th5th304th14th222nd31st33rd271st277th24th312th246th322nd
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2571st64th--221st64th328th115th256th209th26th52nd69th58th22nd318th249th21st21st
2023-2410th5th--287th6th353rd33rd245th21st7th17th70th52nd6th351st229th4th3rd
2022-2360th55th--152nd47th298th73rd282nd113th9th147th51st46th40th302nd297th10th23rd
2021-2221st18th--271st14th331st25th263rd104th41st29th73rd76th96th309th223rd26th26th
2020-2148th12th--256th71st269th54th256th168th102nd108th2nd216th111th246th232nd82nd83rd
2019-2025th8th--241st65th37th45th321st28th240th127th24th3rd66th24th315th204th298th
2018-19104th28th--220th102nd242nd194th85th59th240th69th96th173rd99th223rd79th230th189th
2017-184th23rd--206th14th119th4th248th99th186th18th29th203rd77th105th244th173rd211th
2016-178th1st--268th31st295th3rd304th298th43rd51st47th134th83rd268th289th34th36th
2015-164th11th--148th15th268th112th239th13th41st25th92nd54th11th277th248th40th44th
2014-1511th20th--172nd33rd122nd5th297th165th101st44th12th101st38th124th309th98th163rd